Tactical Iraqi Language & Culture System wins Technology Council's Product of the Year
February 2008

The Technology Council of Southern California presented our Tactical Iraqi Language & Culture Training System with the Product of the Year award. The organization's annual Technology Industry Awards honors individuals and companies that play a significant role in advancing Southern California as a center for technological innovation over the past year.

Founded in 1991 as the Software Council of Southern California, the Technology Council has a 16-year history of supporting the success of technology companies by providing recognition of leadership and a broad range of events, connections, information and resources.

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Tactical Iraqi wins Best Serious Game at I/ITSEC Serious Games Showcase & Challenge
December 2007

Our Tactical Iraqi Language & Culture Training System won the Best Serious Game award at the Serious Games Showcase & Challenge hosted by the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC).

The conference — now in its 41st year — promotes cooperation among the Armed Services, industry, academia and various government agencies in pursuit of improved training and education programs, and identification of common training issues.

The conference's annual Serious Games Showcase and Challenge seeks innovative game-based technologies and solutions that improve training for individuals, groups and systems. The competition considers that a "game" involves an assigned challenge and employs positive and/or negative reward system. A "serious game" overcomes a designated problem or deficiency, and provides appropriate feedback to users about their efforts.

Entries were judged for their solution to a stated problem, technical quality, and playability/usability. The judges looked for clear definition of the addressed problem or need; the gaming or game technology solution involved; technological soundness in development, delivery and user interface; and the user's experience regarding engagement, enjoyment, ease of use, challenge and reward.

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Cherokee course a big hit at National Indian Education Association convention
November 2007

The pilot version of the Rez World course to teach Cherokee was a big hit at the 2007 National Indian Education Association convention in October 2007. Over a hundred people crowded into a small room to see a demonstration by Don and Kara Thornton, principals of Thornton Media Inc., producers of the course using Alelo Technology.

Since 1996, Thornton Media has been creating custom hi-tech language tools for tribal governments and schools with the goal of helping put the beautiful sounds of Native American languages where they belong in the homes of tribal members.

Tribal language revitalization is more important now than ever. More than 90% of tribal languages will be gone within 20 years if effective measures are not taken. Thornton Media is the only company devoted to Native American languages, having provided language and culture revitalization tools to over 90 tribes and Indian organizations.

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